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“Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame,-nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.”
John Milton
Death, Nobility, Acceptance, Grief, Honor
John Milton Death, Nobility, Acceptance, Grief, Honor“The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.” John Milton
Wisdom, History, Character, Learning, Self-improvement
John Milton Wisdom, History, Character, Learning, Self-improvement“Those whom reason hath equalled, force hath made supreme.” John Milton
Reason, Force, Power, Equality, Supremacy
John Milton Reason, Force, Power, Equality, Supremacy“Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.” John Milton
Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor
John Milton Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor“For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.” John Milton
Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality
John Milton Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality“That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure; her whiteness is but an excremental whiteness.” John Milton
Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity
John Milton Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity“Unless an age too late, or cold Climate, or years, damp my intended wing.” John Milton
Aging, Ambition, Limitations, Creativity, Human Condition
John Milton Aging, Ambition, Limitations, Creativity, Human Condition“Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.” John Milton
Jealousy, Love, Suffering, Human Emotion, Relationship
John Milton Jealousy, Love, Suffering, Human Emotion, Relationship“Myself, and all the Angelic Host, that stand in the sight of God enthroned, our happy state hold, as you yours, while our obedience hold. On other surety none: freely we serve, because we freely love.” John Milton
Obedience, Love, Free Will, Divine Order, Angelic Nature
John Milton Obedience, Love, Free Will, Divine Order, Angelic Nature“For books are as meats and viands are; some of good, some of evil sub-stance.” John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Good And Evil, Discernment, Intellectual Nourishment
John Milton Books, Knowledge, Good And Evil, Discernment, Intellectual Nourishment“I see thou art implacable, more deaf To pray'rs than winds and seas. Yet winds to seas Are reconcil'd at length, and sea to shore: Thy anger, unappeasable, still rages Eternal tempest never to be calm'd.” John Milton
Anger, Reconciliation, Nature, Human Emotion, Divine Wrath
John Milton Anger, Reconciliation, Nature, Human Emotion, Divine Wrath“Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.” John Milton
Despair, Hell, Hopelessness, Suffering, Damnation
John Milton Despair, Hell, Hopelessness, Suffering, Damnation“Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity.” John Milton
Celebration, Night, Joy, Festivity, Indulgence
John Milton Celebration, Night, Joy, Festivity, Indulgence“Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call earth.” John Milton
Transcendence, Earthly Life, Higher Perspective, Spirituality, Human Existence
John Milton Transcendence, Earthly Life, Higher Perspective, Spirituality, Human Existence“Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.” John Milton
Free Will, Human Nature, Moral Choice, Divine Creation, Fall Of Man
John Milton Free Will, Human Nature, Moral Choice, Divine Creation, Fall Of Man“Laws can discover sin, but not remove it.” John Milton
Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations
John Milton Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations“Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?” John Milton
Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order
John Milton Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order